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Apple has finalised a short list of locations for its first retail store in India, according to people familiar with the plans, as the company redoubles its efforts in the world's fastest-growing smartphone market. The iPhone giant has zeroed in on several upscale sites in Mumbai, and plans to make a final decision in the next few weeks, said the people, asking not to be named because the discussions are private. The vetted spots are comparable to iconic Apple locations on Fifth Avenue in New York, Regent Street in London or the Champs-Elysees in Paris, they said. Apple has been prohibited from opening its own stores in the country because it doesn't meet local sourcing requirements, but it's shifting manufacturing into India and is in talks with the government about its retail expansion. The Cupertino, California-based company has struggled to establish itself in India where consumers have opted for less expensive Chinese brands such as Xiaomi and Vivo. But Chief Exe

Facebook on Thursday launched a new feature on its Stories feature that will help users add digital birthday cards, photos or videos to a story celebrating birthdays of their near and dear ones. Nearly 500 million people use Facebook Stories every day. "We're launching birthday stories globally -- a way for friends, family and everyone in your community to add digital birthday cards, photos or videos to a story celebrating your big day," Jehan Damji, Product Manager at Facebook, said in a blog post. To use this feature, just tap on the birthday notification, shoot or upload a photo or short video or use one of our digital birthday cards and you've instantly got a birthday wish. You can even add a music sticker to give your story a "Happy Birthday" soundtrack. "Then, your wish gets added to your friend's birthday story, creating a personalized slideshow for them," said the company.

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME The first film after Avengers: Endgame closes out the current chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and presumably resolves the situation created when Thanos snapped his fingers in Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Far From Home will open in theaters in July. Not only does this give fans a fresh, new Marvel film soon after Endgame blows our minds and breaks our hearts (c'mon, you know it will) but it will also give fans their first entry in the so-called Phase Four. It's not yet clear exactly how Spider-Man: Far From Home fits into the overall MCU. Some have theorized that the film is set in a new, separate universe from the rest of the MCU as the trailer for the Tom Holland-starring film features exclusively characters who were either snapped in Infinity War or whose post-snap status remains unknown. Others, specifically ComicBook.com's own Brandon Davis, has suggested that the film is both an Infinity War prequel and an Endgame sequel

An exhaustive breakdown of the terrible toll Thanos just took on the Avengers. his post contains frank discussion of the most crucial plot points in  Avengers: Endgame.  If you’re looking for a spoiler-free, risk-free review, you can find it  here . But if you’re about to wander into the article below, it means that you have either already seen the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or that you really, truly don’t mind knowing what’s to come. We’re going to give you one last chance to bail out—but after this GIF, the gauntlets are coming off. It should come as no surprise that most of the  carnage done by Thanos  in  Infinity War  was undone by the time the credits rolled in  Endgame.  After all, there are sequel films to be made, T’Challa! But it should also come as no surprise that this truly was a final farewell for a handful of characters who have been with us from the very start. In  Vanity Fair ’s 2017 cover story reporting from the  Endgame  set